Printing-press.



R. MIEHLE.

PRINTING PRESS.

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909,199. Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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R. MIEHLE. PRINTING PRESS. APPLIUATION FILED MAB. 7, 1904,

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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R. MIEHLE.

PRINTING PRESS.

APPLICATION ruw MAIL. '1. 1904.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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To aliwhom may concern' Be it kno-wn that 1, Komm a citizen ofthe United States,',res idng at Chicago, inthe county ,of Cook andState o'- Illinols, have invented certa" "new and useful Improvements in Printing? resses, of which the following is alfull, clear, land exact speciiic'ation. f 'i y My inventionrelates to .that class ofl ilat 1|) 'bed printing presses, usually combined withA a sheet delivery'inechanism,n whiohthe i-x1k fountain and apparatus is arranged at'onel extreifnity of the stroke -of the bed justfunder the pilin table o r other sheet receiving surface. T is jectionlble in that 'the ink fountain and a paratus is 'not readily accessible during t e Voperation ofthe press andeven at other 0 times is awkward of management and re'-,

tendant or workmen between t e ink. founf tain or apparatus and theg piling table or other lsheet receivingtsurface. f

`v A. rther object of my invention is-to provide for a widerange 4of vertical movement of the p1l1ng table or sheet receiving surface. .Wit 'thesefends inA view 'my invention consists in certain `featiu'eso novelty inthe construct-ion, combina;ti'onl and attained, all' as'qlly 'describe with reference to the', acc`1n` any-ing drawings and more4 particularly pointed out in the claims.

t In ythe said drawings,- -Fig'ure -1 is 'aside elevation of my "improved printing press. Fig; is an enlarged detail View hereinafter described. F' .l lis aside elevation ofthe press looking omlthe'o poite side to that presented in Fig. 1,'and ig.' 4-isa`plan viewv thereof.

The 'rinting ress'pro eris ofawell known at bedp P' nusual featuresol' mehnism anink fountain Vgdor a paratiis V stro e of Vt,l1'e"beii f I' Bpccioat'ion of Lettere Patent'. pinnen and :man '1, wat.l semi No. masso.

relative location of the piling' .n.,talgle Aand inkiountain is found veryv ob,-V

Oe tothe floor arrangement'` (it-parts bywluch theisaid objects and cer-'fh tain other ob1ects hereinafter a pearing are' press comprising among the 'rangodat oneend of the and supportedin the usual Patented Jan. 4lit, 1900.

site endo hich is journaled the usua pression cylinder B. This ink fountain or apparatus. in presses of this character has i manner u on the main frame 1 at the o ppol heretofore vbeen 'mounted under thesheet piling table, downwardly towards which the` sheet conveying tapes 2 conduct thev sheet to aA position over the sheet delivery which may beef the well known Hy finger type or reciprocating carrier, but according' to my present invention. the conveyor ta es 2 are supported at an `elevated position wardly extending freine 3 ink' fountainit, and the tableC is set ofi' from the fountain A at a considerable distance therefrom so as f to form a assageway-D between-the' `,table or other eet, receiving surface 'and such fountain whereby the workmen or .attendant may Jpass-iraeiy between the table and the fountain, ,andfftee access to thp--fountainnnd 4other Vpal'tsof "the nking ap atu's may be' had during the running o fgthre ressland at all other Tliejsheetpiling table C, orothex' 4sheet re- ,ceivix'v surface is supported .et 4a'considerablel ovation ina. suitable rax'ne 4z which also serves as a means for `supportmgl .the ways or tracks 5, 6 for the' sheet carrier oarragee 7., 8, `at one endwlhile. the oppositeends of these ways 5, l,6 are-supported by extenhigh gide sions 9, l'oithe frame 3. lThesheet dclivl ery mejchalsm 'itselfma be of tlieusual orlany -suit-able form, but 1n this exeinpliicwA tion of the invention it is preferah'iy of the double interchangeable. formofrecipiiocitt.L

ingsheet carrier and ily finger delivery shown 'granted .September '6th, l'18'.8 lto which beseen that .the tracks or ways I5, 6

pivotedin the frame `extensions 9, 10 von snik eti 4able studs orpivots- 11, 1'2 respectively, so v.

that whenit is desired to cease using the re .ciprocating sheet carrier for deliveingthe Isheets upon the table gir-sheetreceiv-i ing surface C, these tracks-always 5, 6 may,

be stood-uncut bof theway where theyremain in a slightly reclining position res eotivcl 4ainsttwo bosses 13, 121"` jecing yinviiny Afrom the extensions 9W() respectively, thus a v `{krieg- 15 to .osciliate baekandforth ontbgeir roc 16 a position 'extending maln'ng roomfor 'the #y D to. a position overis, of course, underin ers are thus used across the passage-way lyin the table C. It stoo that when the ily y the carria es 7, 8 are orce upwardly to the u per en s of the ways 5, 6, and the sticks l?, which ane supported on said carriages by a cross-rod 18, are turned outwardly in a horizontal or substantially horizontal direc` tion, as clearly illustratedV in Fig. 8 of my aforesaid patent, to make room under the supporting rod'18 for the The carriages 7, 8 are given their necessary reciprocating travel 'onthe ways-5, 6 by suitable operative connections extending across the passage-way D to the operating mechanism of connections, as also the connections for opthe Ey n ers to belpresently de carried across the erat' soblg, instead of; ing p way D near the oory line, which wou o bring-them in the way of the feet of the attendant, are referabl carried across at an elevation hi above th or mechanisn. ach of the carriages has means' of detachable connection with two 19, 20 which are respectively connected with vibratory arms or levers 21, 22 secured to a rocker shaft 23, which is 'ournaled in the end of this shaft 23 is 'rovided with a rocker arm 24 detachably c mped thereto, all as shown and described in my aforesaid patent.

e end of this rocker arm 24 is pivoted to a substantially horizontal rod 25, which extends across the assage-way D and is pivotally connected with one end of a lever 26 fulr crumed on one of the-frames 3 and` having its other end connected by a downwardly extendingrod 27 to a revolving crank 28 se cured to the shaft 29 which rotates the usual ily operating cani 30, the connection between the rod 27 and the wrist pin -31 of crsizs being v thatthe rod 27 may be thrown-out of action when it is' desired to use the iiy delivery, but so lon as the rod is connected to the crank it be seen the; necessary reciprocating travel will be-imparted to the carriages 7, 8, the sticks ofwhich pro'ect rearwardly across the passage-way D an between `the tapes 2 so as to sup ort the-sheet as it is drawn forward from t e tapes 2` by the usual grippers which are sup orted on the carriages 7, 8, as fully describe and shown in my aforesaid patent.

The rocker shaft 16 which carries and oscillates the fly fingers usual by the cani 30, but in my present invention this shaft 16 isvarranged atthe side of the passage-way D oppositelthat on which the inkin apparatus A is situated, and it is connecte to the usual pinion or toothed segment 32 bymeans of a transverse shaft 33 journaled in the frames 3 and a second pinion V pivoted around the Y- the press proper, and these e fountainV 'ing the fly frame extensions 9, 10, an one of a detachable character so 15 is operated v'as or toothed segment 34 (see Fig. 3) mounted on the opposite end of the shaft 33 and engaging with a rack-bar 35 arranged above it on the end of a connecting rod 36 which extends horizontally across the passage D to another pinion-.or toothed segmenty 37 secured to the rocker shaft 16 and en aging a rack-bar 38 secured to or formed on t e outer Vend of rod 36, the two rack-bars 35, 38 being suitable keepers' 39, 40 centers ofshafts 16, 33, similar to the keeper 231shown in my aforesaid patent. Thus that when the shaft 3 3 is oscillated similar oscillation wili be im arted to the shaft 16 and consequentl the' y fingers 15 will be moved back and orth across the passage-wa D, resting below the tapes 2 until the s eet arrives -at the limit of its travel on said tapes over the passage-way and then rising between the tapes in the usu al way for iiyinltlziel sheet and inverting it upon ta e. i;

arranged to s lide i in described e gimen or segmeit 32 on the shaft 33, Which tter in my former patent aforesaid served as a means of support-in and 'osci|latfingers, derives osc' and forth rotation 30, that is to s by a lever 41 pivoted to frame 1 and clarin ananti-friction roller 42 adapted to elr in contact with the periphery of cam 30 by a spring 43 on a connecting rod 44 pivoted at one. end to lever 41 and having its other end provided with the usual rack-bar 45 sliding in usual keeper 46 and engaging pinion `3 en the reci rocating carrier is to be used the lever 41 is eld out o action by any suitable stop 47.

48 is the usual spring' actuated rod ccnnected by a crank 49 to y finger shaft 16 for assisting in throwing the iiy towards the table, as well understood, the rod bein supported in this instance on the side of ame 4in an upright position in suitable guides 50,51. B thus loca the pili table C at a distende from thetlilrring a pllatus I not only provide a passage-way etween it and the lnking apparatus, but I very materially increase the receiving ca acit am enabled to ma e t e table vertically adjustable throughout a wide ran e of movement above the floor. To this en therefore, the table is supported at both sides by vertical screws 52, 53 journaled 'in the fraine 4r and having threaded connection with -the table so that when the screws are rotated the table will descend or ascend according to the direction of rotation.A The upper ends of these screws 52, 53' are' connected together by a counter shaft ,54 journaled across the inner side of the` frame 4 and having at its ends two sprocket wheels 55, 56, which are connected respectively by chains 57, 5S with sprocket wheels 59, 60 on stud shafts 6l 62 of the table and' ation or back V in the usual way from cam t journaledin suitable brackets 63, 64 on top of frame 4,'and yhaving miter gear connection 65, 66 respectively with the upper ends of4 screws `52 53so that the screws Wlll be driven' in unison when the shaft 54 is rotated. The shaft 54 is thus rotated automatically b any suitable connection with the sheet de ivery mechanism. This connection, for the reciprocating foam of delivery comprises a long pawl 67 pivoted ran ed to enga e to s aft 54, eac

a backward movement, thus rotating the shaft 54 a suiiicient distance to lower the table C approximately a distance equal to the thickness of a single sheet of pa Jer, or equal to the thickness of a plurality o sheets a ratchet wheel 68 .secured ify a plurality be delivered u on the table at one time, theextent of the e ective action f the pawl`r67'being regulated by cam 69. adjustably'secured at 701 to the side of frame/i: and vserving to hold the point of thefpawl out of engagement with the ratchet' `wheel y'throughout a greater or less extent of its stroke., f The means for rotating the ratchet by the'action of the ily lingers is shown in 2 and consists of a pawl 7,1 pivoted des tacha'bly toa short crank arm 72 secured on` theend of ily4 fin being thrown bac when the reciprocating The table ma be raised or lowered rapidly hand when @aired throughthe a ency of out ofthe Way or removed acrank 73-secured to shaft 54. necting the verticalscrews of the table mechmism-.to a countershaft located at any oint out ofthe. range of both the table itsel and the ily, it VvWill'be seen that I am lenabled to wit outinterforin in `any way with the movementof he elivery oreurtailing the range oftmovement ofthe table, or interferin vWith-the introduction ofa truck under the table for allowing the latter to be loaded directlylontoit in case'it should be vdesired 4to do. sol

Theiimprovements in the "automatically operating piling table-shown and described herein but `not claimed, constitutethe sub-4 ept matterof my coending application, rial No.` 283,376, file October 19, i905. I Having .thus described m A I claim :renew-.therein and- Letters'Patent is:v

esire to secure by 1.. In apnntinglpress, the combination of.

to rocker arm 24 and ar time the rocker arm makes a deiiecting y,

er shaft 16 and capable off delivery 'isito be used.

By t uslconf 'm art movement to the table automatically invention,` what p `an overhead elevation for them, a; sheet delivery 'vation for delivering `the press ropenand an elevated sheetreceivlng su aceset foir iro-m each other to pros vide a passage-Way for workmen l'between them, means for delivering the-sheet from V the press proper to said receiving snrfacear- 7c ranged at an overhead elevation. andflbridging said passagle-way=-and mcans loperative y connected v-wit the ypress proper-formovin said sheet delivery `mechanism back an( forth across said passage-Way.

3. In a printing press,A the combination of the press propery comprising anink fountain, an elevated sheet receiving suraceiset ofi from the end of the press proper at a distance from said ink fountain to provide a lvertical `so passage Way and iioor space for Ivrorknnen between said surlacean'd ountain and a 'sheet delivery mechanism bridging said passage- Way at an overhead elevation for delivering the sheets` from the pressl properuponv said receiving surface.

4. Ina printing. press, the combination of the press proper,` andan elevated-sheet receiving surface set off laterallyffromeach other to provide a asiage-Way for workmen f. betweenthexn, a s eet deliverymechanisn movable at an overhead elevation for conducting the sheet from the press proper across said passage-way to.l saidsheet-receiving surface and operative connections between the mechanism of the press prop-enland said sheet deliver@T extending across saiii'pa's-n sage.

V5. In a printirrg press, the combination of the press proper,and an elevated sheetlre-f 100 .ceivmg surface set oil laterally frcnrfeach other to provide a passage-Way forvvorrlrrnen` between them, sheet conductingftapesjextending across-.said assageway from the presa.

aV shee @delivery-situated at the outer ends of .said tapes for taking the-sheetl therefrom-and deliverm it upon .-saidlsheet receiving surface, an mechamsmextending across said.

passage-Way at the endv thereof only for operatvely connectin the sheetY delivery with the mechanism of t ie pressproper.

6. In a printing press, the combina-tionoi' the press proper andanelevated sheetare- 4 eeiv1ng*surface set oil laterally from each A115 other to provide ay assa e-way for Workmen between them, a s eet 'elivexr arranged at` eliverin .the sheets from the press properupon sai surface, and an-operating mechanism crossing said passage-Way at anoverhead elevation and operatively connecting bsaid sheet delivery with the operating'mechanislm of the press roper. 1 l

7. n a printing press, vthe'combinationV of 125 the press proper andan elevated sheet reivingsurfacasete' from eachntherto provide' a passageway 'for'.l workmen .between arranged ata higl elethe sheetsfrom the roperj to lsaid s eet receiving surface, 105 f y slia 8f In a printing press, the comination of an .the face set ol connecting across sai( 5 operative connectionbetween the otherA of said shafts and 'the operating mechanism of thefpressproper and means connecting said s together across said passa e-way.

press proper and a vsheet receiving surfromthe ress to proiv'ide a assa'ge-Way "between t em, rocker mem ers arranged atbothsides of said passage, means said rocker members together passage, means connecting one of said members with the operating mechanism of the'press and a sheet delivery operatively connected 4with the other of said memers. l

9. In aprinting press, the combination of the press roper and a'sheet receiving s'ur- Vface set o from the press to provide a passage-way between t em, operatirg' members arranged at both sides of said passage,

means connecting said operating members together across said4 passage, means connecting one of said members With theoperating mechanism of the press and a sheet delivery operatively connected with the other of said members.

10. In a printing press the combination of the press proper, a sheet receiving surface set oiffromthe end of the press to provides pass eway for workmen extending trans- '16 verse y of the press at the end thereof, and

means movable from the press to the said sheet receiving surfacein an overhead position across said. passageway for delivering the sheet to the said sheet receiving surface.

ai 11. In a printing press th'e'combination of the press proper, a sheet receiviv :surface rset oif from the end of the ress am providing floor s ace and a headiigh passageway between t em, extending transversely ofthe 5- press, means movable in an overhead position fronfthe press to the sheet receiving surface across said passage, and means operatively connecting the last said means with the mechanism of the ress for causing 0, it to deliver the sheet to sai sheet receiving surface.

12 1n a printing press the combination of the ess proper, a sheet receiving surface set zylof 1 omthe end of the press to provide a head-'high passageway between the end of ,the press and saldsurface, means extending across said' passage-way from the press to the .sheet receiving' surface-in an overhead position for conduct' the sheet from the press l to said sheetw receivin surface, and means operatively connecter?` with the press for actuating the last said means,sa1d passageway being entirely unobstructed from 4the oor s ace to a head-high elevation and from one-s e of the press bed 4to the other.

13. In a printing press the combinatiopof the press proper, a sheet receiving sur ace set off laterally from the 'end of the ress to provide a head-high assa eway etween said surface and the en of t e press, a sheet delivery mechanism arran ed contiguous to said surface at the side o? saidi assage remote-from the ress, and movab e from the press to the saic surface at an overhead elevation for conducting the sheets from the press to said surface, and means connectin said sheet delivery with the mechanism o the press, across said passage.

14. In a printing press, the combination of a ilat bed press proper c'ompris aninking apparatus arranged at one end of t e bed and an elevated sheet receiving 'surface set oil laterally from said inking apparatus to provide a horizontal passageway and floor space for Workmen between them, sheet' delive mechanism o 4eratively connected Withthe pressv proper or delivering the sheet to said sheet receivin surface across said passage- Way, arrange in an overhead position `and having all its moving parts confined to an overhead line of movement throughout the Width of said ypassage in such a Way as to leave a permanently unobstructedpassa e for workmen conti nous to the end of t e line of stroke of the ed of the press, whereby such workmen may have free access Ato the said inking apparatus. l

15. In a printing press, the combination of a fiat bed press prolper, comprising an inkin apparatus arrange at one end of theV Vbe an elevated sheet receiving surface set off laterally from said inkin apparatus to rovide a horizontal ass e-way, and oor space for .workmen etween them, sheet delivery mechanismfor delivering the sheet to said sheet receivin surface across said passage-way, arrange in an overhead position so as not to obstruct said passa e-Way, and an-o erative connection exten ing permanent y across the passa e-way for connecting the sheet-delivery mec anism with'- the press proper, said delivery-mechanism and operative connection being so arranged and having their line of operation so confined as to leaveV unobstructed the passage-Way and fioor space for workmen immedlately contiguous to the end ofthe line of movement of the bed, whereby the workmen may have unmolested access to the inking apparatus.

ROBERT MIEHLE.`

Witnesses:

F. A. HOPKINS, M. B. ALLs'ranrr. 

